July 19, 2008 05:46 am A free Vacation Bible School will be held at Pilgrim Church, July 28 to Aug. 1 from 4 to 6 p.m., for children ages 5 to 12 at the church, 300 to 302 Cabot St., Beverly. The theme for the week is "Jesus, Friend and Savior" and will include Bible drama and lessons, music, crafts, and a meal. Space is limited, and registration is required at 978-922-3571. The First United Methodist Church of Hamilton will hold rummage sales every Friday and Saturday in August from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lots of summer and winter clothes and lots of bric-a-brac will be available in the large hall at 391 Bay Road. Donations may be dropped off Tuesday and Saturday mornings. For more information, call 978-468-1256.
A Christian Summer Day Camp "power lab" will be held Aug. 4 to 8 from 9 a.m. to noon at South Congregational Church, 60 Prospect St., Peabody. The camp is for children entering kindergarten to grade four. To register, call 978-531-1964, ext. 3, or visit www.southchurch.net.
Summer youth programs at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Ipswich are as follows: Soulfest, July 30 to Aug. 2; Camps, Aug. 11 to 16; Steubenville East, July 18 to 20. To register, call 978-356-3944.
Vacation Bible School at Dane Street Church, 10 Dane St., Beverly, will be held Aug. 4 to 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. Free and open to all preschoolers through fifth-graders. To register or for more information, call 978-922-4325 or visit www.danestchurch.org.
Vacation Bible School at First Church Congregational, Boxford, at 4 Georgetown Road, will be held Aug. 11 to 15, with closing service on Aug. 17. For more information, visit www.firstchurchboxford.org or call 978-887-6677. Temple Ner Tamid is offering free Entertainment 2008 books to those who pre-purchase Entertainment 2009 Books. These cost $25 and contain discounts to restaurants, supermarkets and entertainment throughout the North Shore. For more information, call Mel at 978-531-8605.
Summer beach services run through Aug. 31 from 9 to 9:30 a.m. with St. Stephen's United Methodist Church at the Devereux Beach Pavilion in Marblehead. All are welcome to bring coffee and wear flip-flops for the informal worship time.
Inner Awakening Eleventh Step Meditation Meeting will meet at the White Whale, 221 Cabot St., Beverly, on Friday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. The sessions will have opening prayer, reading from 12-step literature, a 20-minute period of silent meditation, a speaker and sharing. For members of all 12-step programs and any visitors. For more information, e-mail beverly11thstep@gmail.com.
Artists who would like to display their work for a month at the First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., should contact Paula Stephens in the church office at 978-922-3968.
The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore is offering rooms ranging from intimate meeting rooms to larger spaces. Learn more or book your event today by contacting Sandra Ruscio at 781-631-8330, ext. 411.
Healing Rooms, free and open to all in search of physical, spiritual and/or emotional healing, are available every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Life Center (formerly the "Black Painted Church"), 127 North St., Salem. For more information, call 978-741-2728 or visit www.kingdomlifemin.com.
Men's Bible Study is held at 6 a.m. on Friday mornings at First Church Congregational, 4 Georgetown Road, Boxford. No advance preparation is necessary. For more information, contact Pastor Michael at michaelwilliams001@gmail.com or 781-608-2309.
Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody, offers preschool, religious school, bar and bat mitzvah instruction, and confirmation classes. It also offers Brotherhood, Sisterhood, The Chai Club and youth groups. Its Social Action and Adult Education programs are an integral component of the Temple. Call the Temple office at 978-535-2100 for more information or visit the Web site at www.templebethshalom.org.
The free Rekindle Shabbat helps maintain Jewish traditions among the young, providing free kosher chicken dinners and a kit containing "The Family Guide to Preparing for and Celebrating the Sabbath." Rekindle Shabbat is free for Jewish, interfaith and single-parent families with children of high school age and younger enrolled in a Jewish institution or living in the Lappin Foundation's service area. It is free for grandparents who are raising grandchildren Jewish. For others, cost is $36 per person. To register, call Andrea Katz at 978-740-4404, e-mail akatz@rilcf.org or visit www.rilcf.org.
St. Adelaide Parish brings Holy Communion to those who are ill or housebound. Anyone in this position, or who knows of anyone in this position, can call the rectory office at 978-535-1985.
The Clifton Lutheran Church, in partnership with Got Books, has a donation and reuse drop-off location where town residents can donate books, videos, CDs and DVDs. Money raised from the purple container with yellow signs at the church, at 105 Humphrey St. in Marblehead, will be used for various community charities, including youth scholarships for summer camps. The drop-off site is open to everyone, at any time. Clothes for Ukrainian orphanages are being collected at Our Lady of Hope, 1 Pineswamp Road, Ipswich. Other items being sought are soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, wheelchairs, crutches and walkers. Donations may be left in the boxes provided, or on the Rectory porch. For more information, call 978-356-1544 or e-mail bekahsteel@verizon.net.
The Jewish Federation of the North Shore offers a Limudim curriculum on themes relating to leadership, community and philanthropy, with connections made between activism and Jewish values. The free course is offered one Monday night a month from 7 to 9 p.m. For additional information, contact Susan Feinstein at 978-564-0727 or sfeinstein@jfns.org.
First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., provides a meal to the needy at the Baptist Church in Beverly on the second Monday of every month. Members who would like to participate can contact Fran Gerrior at fmarie@comcast.net or 978-922-4854 or Beth McAvoy at elizabethmcavoy@comcast.net or 978-927-4881.
All-you-can-eat dinners are held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for $6 at the First Congregational Church in Boxford. Dinner is followed by classes, prayer and "Hour of Power" for youth. The church also offers the "Friday Night Hang" for young people in middle school and high school every Friday from 7:30 to 10:45 p.m.
Prayers Reaching Addicted Youth (PRAY) is an intercessory prayer group that prays for the healing of the drug-addicted youths of the North Shore. All are welcome. Meetings are the last Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 8 North St., Salem. For more information, call Kathy at 781-760-0163.
The Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence is collecting used cell phones in local churches across New England. Newer cell phones will be collected at St. Stephen's United Methodist Church, Marblehead, 67 Cornell Road. Newer phones will be reprogrammed, and older phones will be sold for parts. Bring cell phones to church and place them in the box marked "cell phones" in the narthex. For more information, call 781-631-2756.
First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, serves a meal to the needy at 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday night that is provided by Beverly Hospital. A Yahoo Group site has been established, for volunteers who work or would like to work at these dinners, at TuesdayNightDinners@yahoogroups.com, where the calendar may be viewed and volunteers can receive reminders. The church is at 225 Cabot St.. For more information, call Diane Bianchetta at 978-921-0895 or e-mail auraleeddb@aol.com.
Dinner is served every Sunday at 6 p.m. at St. Peter Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean St., Beverly, for those in need. For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, call Dena Lisle at 978-922-3291.
The First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, sponsors a course on "Spiritual Parenting," an informal group for parents and their children one Saturday a month from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Parents gather in the minister's study from 5 to 6 p.m. for discussion, while children play with sitters downstairs, followed by a potluck dinner. For more information, contact Sarah Shamel at sishamel@alumni.princeton.edu or 978-969-1913.
Calvary Episcopal Church in Danvers will celebrate its 150th anniversary this September and is seeking photographs and other memorabilia relating to its history. Anyone with photographs, prayer books, movies or other old church-related materials, contact Lauren Pierre, parish administrator, at 978-774-1150 or lauryn@calvaryepiscopal-danvers.org.
The North Shore Hebrew School is raising money by collecting empty inkjet and laser cartridges, old cell phones, laptops (with power cords), PDAs and video games. "Cartridges for Kids" will reimburse the school for each item that is brought in to the Temple Shalom office, 287 Lafayette St., Salem. Call 978-741-4880.
Sermon Conversations are held Sunday evenings at First Parish Church in Beverly, Unitarian Universalist, 225 Cabot St., to discuss the morning's sermon topic. Locations are announced following Sunday worship. For more information, call Eric Hacker at 978-921-5278.
The First Baptist Church in Beverly is looking for members of the church who have reached 80. Let them know by calling the church office or speaking to one of the ministers. Sign up in the Narthex before and after worship or call the church office at 978-922-3295.
Temple Beth Shalom invites prospective synagogue members to visit their annual "ShaBBQ" on Friday, Sept. 5, with a 5:45 p.m. barbecue dinner, followed by a 6:45 p.m. family Shabbat service and Oneg, at 489 Lowell St. in Peabody. The Temple's new spiritual leader, rabbinical intern Daniel Berman, will lead the service. The event is free. RSVP to the Temple office at 978-535-2100.
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